Stoottroepenmuseum - Johan Willem Frisokazerne

The Stoottroepen Museum tells the story of more than 75 years of commitment, courage and combativeness. It makes visitors part of the history of the Stoottroepen or "Stoters" as these soldiers of the Royal Army are also traditionally called with the theme "From Resistance to Red Beret. The museum also has a silence room where the Stoters who died are commemorated. On the outside of the building, a 120 mm Mortar, an AMX-PRI and YPR 765 are on display.

[History Stoottroepen:]

The Stoottroepen were established in 1944 from the resistance in Brabant and Limburg. They were then deployed along the rivers Waal and Maas, and later deep into Germany.
Queen Wilhelmina, at a parade in Tilburg in March 1945, expressed the wish that the Stoottroepen would continue to exist. That wish was fulfilled.

After the war, the Stoters were first deployed in the Dutch East Indies and later as the now 41st Regiment Stoottroepen in New Guinea. In 1963, after the influx of armored vehicles, it continued as 41 Painfbat. After the end of the Cold War, 41 Painfbat was disbanded and the tradition continued as 13 Infantry Air Mobile and part of the Air Mobile Brigade.

Since then, the Stoters have been deployed on various missions to the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali. In 2002, Prince Bernhard's name was attached to the regiment and the regiment was officially called Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard.

The Museum is located on the barracks grounds. Visitors must report to the gate and are then picked up by a Museum volunteer.

For current visiting hours, please visit the website of the museum.

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Source

• Text: Jan de Jager
• Photos: Gerrit Hazenberg (1, 2), Jan de Jager (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
• http://www.stoottroepers.nl/